A Husband and Wife "Uncouple" During Beach Ceremony Instead of Divorcing

A San Francisco couple split as amicably as they married.

Not many couples get separated on the beach while wearing wetsuits and holding flowers. But for one married pair, it was all they needed.

After being married for 14 years, San Francisco twosome Clark and Valerie Tate decided to go the way of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin and "uncouple" instead of getting a formal divorce. During the ceremony, they simply handed their wedding rings back to one another as a symbol of the end of their marriage.

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Despite their symbolic separation, they told ABC's Nightline that they're going to live in the same house, but in different bedrooms, to raise their 10-year-old son, Jonah. And they'll keep their assets the same, but date other people.

Though their son seems happy with the arrangement, both parents agree that it's been awkward to date other people. "The biggest hurdle that women have is they can't see where they fit into my world, and they don't understand how I can still be close with Val and close with them," Clark told ABC.

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